29 May 2019

Nova Scotia Clippers, 1991

The Nova Scotia Clippers were members of the old Canadian Soccer League for one season, 1991. Their home ground was Beazley Park in Dartmouth. Source.

HFX Wanderers host York 9 FC. The Wanderers are looking for their second league win of the season, and York 9 are looking for their first.

York 9 have the only former Greenock Morton player in the league, Luca Gasparotto.

The 9 in York 9 refers to the nine municipalities that make up York Region. They are: the Town of Aurora, the Town of East Gwillimbury, the Town of Georgina, the Township of King, the City of Markham, the Town of Newmarket, the Town of Richmond Hill, the City of Vaughan, and the Town of Whitechurch-Stouffville. The name is totally copied off Tokyo 23 FC of the Kanto Soccer League.

They play their home games at York Lions Stadium at York University, in Toronto. They plan to build a stadium in York Region at some point. Their green and white kit is apparently lifted from the Franco-Ontarien flag.

[HFX Wanderers 1 - 1 York 9. Wanderers goal by Schaale.]

Also today: Forge [2 - 0] Edmonton

Gripes: I've complained already about the CPL's 28-game schedule, the apertura/clausura system, and the three-team CONCACAF League qualification. Now how about these quibbles:

It looks very likely that Cavalry FC will win the Apertura. If they do they should be the ones to go to the CONCACAF League, not Edmonton, Valour or Forge.

What happens if the same club gets into the CONCACAF League and then wins the Voyageurs Cup? Who gets the second spot? Does it even go to a Canadian team?

The format of the championship in October between the Apertura and Clausura winners hasn't been announced. Is it one game, is it two, or best of seven, or what?

Fun fact: Despite having a perfect record Cavalry FC have the worst average attendance. Source.

What are the mascots of the Canadian Premier League?

HFX Wanderers: Rover, a Nova Scotia Duck Toller

York 9 FC: Yorky, an android from the future

Forge FC: Sparx, a dragon

Valour FC: Vic, a lion

Cavalry FC: Sarge, a horse

FC Edmonton: Kicks, a soccer ball

Pacific FC: Stewie the Starfish

I'm torn between Sparx and Stewie.

What are the airport codes of the CPL cities?

YHZ Halifax

YYZ Toronto

YHM Hamilton

YWG Winnipeg

YYC Calgary

YEG Edmonton (Edmontonians actually call their city YEG.)

YYJ Victoria

FC Edmonton in the Canadian Championship:

2011/4/27 SF Edmonton 0 - 3 Toronto

2011/5/4 SF Toronto 1 - 0 Edmonton

2012/5/2 SF Edmonton 0 - 2 Vancouver Whitecaps

2012/5/9 SF Vancouver Whitecaps 3 - 1 Edmonton

2013/4/24 SF Edmonton 2 - 3 Vancouver Whitecaps

2013/5/1 SF Vancouver Whitecaps 2 - 0 Edmonton

2014/4/23 PR Ottawa Fury 0 - 0 Edmonton

2014/4/30 PR Edmonton 3 - 1 Ottawa Fury

2014/5/7 SF Edmonton 2 - 1 Montreal Impact

2014/5/14 SF Montreal Impact 4 - 2 Edmonton

2015/4/22 PR Ottawa Fury 1 - 3 Edmonton

2015/4/29 PR Edmonton 3 - 1 Ottawa Fury

2015/5/13 SF Vancouver Whitecaps 1 - 1 Edmonton

2015/5/20 SF Edmonton 1 - 2 Vancouver Whitecaps

2016/5/11 PR Edmonton 0 - 3 Ottawa Fury

2016/5/18 PR Ottawa Fury 0 - 2 Edmonton

2017/5/3 PR Ottawa Fury 1 - 0 Edmonton

2017/5/10 PR Edmonton 2 - 3 Ottawa Fury

Mortonalia: Chris Millar and Bob McHugh have signed on for another year. The dugouts at Cappielow are getting modernised. Morton's opponents in the League Cup group stage will be Motherwell, Queen of the South, Annan Athletic and Dumbarton.